Monday, June 2, 2008

Grilled Pizza 'a la Costco...

Last night I made pizza on the grill. It turned out so great (good crispy thin crust) I thought I would share the recipe here. I hesitate to call it a recipe, since most of the ingredients were pre-made from costco, but I had fun making it up:

Grilled Shrimp Pesto Pizza
1 recipe pizza dough (to follow)
1 jar pre-made pesto sauce
10-20 medium shrimp, peeled raw
Fresh Mozzarella Cheese sliced very thin.
Olive Oil
1 Jar Roasted Red Peppers, diced

Preheat Grill on high- Get the temperate of the grill to about 500 degrees.
Marinate shrimp in olive oil and 1 T of pre made pesto sauce (about 1/2 hr- do this while you make the dough). Grill until just done. Cut off tails and set aside.
Roll out pizza dough until it is very thin! (like you can almost see through it thin)
Using a silicone brush, brush grill with olive oil. Place pizza dough on hot grill. Let grill until the crust bubbles, then using tongs turn over.
Brush crust with olive oil, then spread on pesto sauce, cut up shrimp, diced red peppers and mozzarella cheese. Close lid to grill and cook just until cheese is melted.
Remove.
It would be fun to do for a party. I let each of my kids "shape" their own dough- I learned from the kids the thinner the better, but the kids each enjoyed making shapes with the dough (I cooked it for them, the grill was too hot).

Pizza Dough

Combine:
3 C. all purpose flour
1 envelope quick rise yeast (2 1/4 t)
1 T Sugar
1 T kosher salt.

Place in mixer with dough attachment, mix dry ingredients then add:
1 C warm water
2 T. olive oil
Mix until dough forms a ball, add more water if necessary 1T at a time.

Grease dough with olive oil and place in a bowl covered with plastic wrap until doubled in size, about 1 hr.

2 comments:

marlene said...

Melissa this is is a great Idea you are so creative I can't wait to learn from you

Cheryl said...

YUMMY!! I'm firing up the grill tomorrow!